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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Georgia rates for HCPCS 87506

A stool test that looks for the genetic material of a group of germs that cause diarrhea and vomiting, covering bacteria, viruses and parasites in a single run. It identifies a cause faster than waiting for organisms to grow in culture.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $316 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$81.28 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$245 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $138 to $912Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $33 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $117

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$562.34
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Georgia· 51st of 51

$132

AK $589GA $132

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.